Philosophy No Chaser
What kind of life will make you happiest? What (if anything) makes actions morally wrong or right? Is truth objective? Is faith compatible with reason? Is the material world all that exists? Do we have free will? Join doctoral-trained philosophers Christian Alejandro Gonzalez and Christopher A. Torres as they tackle these and the other big questions of life in a fun, accessible yet intellectually rigorous way.
Episodes
Chris and Christian discuss happiness. First, what is happiness? The philosophical literature contains three main accounts: happiness as a life filled with pleasure, happiness as a kind of positive mood, and happiness as the judgment that your life as a whole is going well. Second, what distinguishes happiness from some seemingly related concepts, such as wellbeing (see: Episode 2) and the meaning of life (see: Episode 3)? Third, w...
Chris and Christian discuss the meaning of life. Can life be meaningful even if God doesn’t exist, or even if there’s no afterlife? What does it even mean to lead a meaningful life? Is it just about being emotionally engaged with your life projects? Or is it about pursuing objectively valuable goals such as beauty, justice, or knowledge? And what, concretely, should we do when we find our lives meaningless?
Works consulted:
Susan Wol...
Chris and Christian discuss the nature of well-being, also known as human flourishing. Is well-being the same as happiness? What constitutes well-being? In other words, what kinds of things can make life good for you? And what makes all those things good for you? The three most popular accounts of well-being are considered: hedonism, which says that the good life is the most pleasurable one; desire-fulfillment theories, which say ...
Chris and Christian discuss love. What defines it? Why should we love? Are our reasons for getting into relationships different from the ones we have for staying in them? Why should you stay with your partner even if it can come at the cost of your happiness? What is the relation between morality and love?
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Works consulted:
Robert Nozick, “Love’s Bond.”
Laurence Thomas, “Reasons for Loving.”
Bennett H...
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